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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 9, 2009 18:02:12 GMT -5
I was reaching for any spoken or a capella bits in my memory. Only a few songs from alternative history came to mind. But if it's more of a singing nature, that expands it to a few thousand. When you mention "talking" it made me think it should have been more memorable since not many #1s have had that.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 18:04:07 GMT -5
I was reaching for any spoken or a capella bits in my memory. Only a few songs from alternative history came to mind. But if it's more of a singing nature, that expands it to a few thousand. When you mention "talking" it made me think it should have been more memorable since not many #1s have had that. He makes a lot of strange noises, how about that?
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 10, 2009 2:49:21 GMT -5
I don't know, I don't really consider what Super Cat does to be singing or rapping, but I'm not sure what word I'm looking for... Toasting, but that would have been unlikely to help either, since most Americans aren't really aware of that term. (I just know what it's called; it's not like I've ever heard anyone effectively use it in conversation, or used it myself, except in situations like this one.) Any asshole who's ever heard reggae music knows what Super Cat's contribution to "Fly" was.
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Post by metalfan87 on May 10, 2009 8:41:23 GMT -5
it reached the Top 35 in Mediabase Active Rock
42 34 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 277 190 87 1.01
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Post by pen on May 10, 2009 10:24:47 GMT -5
Any asshole who's ever heard reggae music knows what Super Cat's contribution to "Fly" was. I unfortunately only meet one of those conditions.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 10, 2009 20:58:15 GMT -5
While I'm probably the biggest fan of Bob Marley & The Wailers here, I've never heard Super Cat aside from Fly.
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Post by pen on May 10, 2009 21:00:49 GMT -5
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 10, 2009 21:06:43 GMT -5
Ah, not going there. Good try on attempting to break me in. But any info on Super Cat won't help me.
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Post by pen on May 10, 2009 21:10:44 GMT -5
Yeah, knowledge would be a terrible thing to waste.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 10, 2009 22:46:25 GMT -5
Well with a reggae dude name Super Cat, lack of knowledge could be a pretty good thing.
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Post by WotUNeed on May 10, 2009 23:09:13 GMT -5
Well with a reggae dude name Super Cat, lack of knowledge could be a pretty good thing. Don't know your taste in music, but for what it's worth, Super Cat is pretty cool. "Girlstown" is kind of a classic that you might have heard at the time, unless you were strictly alt radio in the 1990s too.
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Post by pen on May 10, 2009 23:39:09 GMT -5
Ziff is strictly art radio. All the time.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 11, 2009 15:27:43 GMT -5
Not familiar with that either, sorry.
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Post by fran182 on Jul 21, 2009 19:57:28 GMT -5
Today's update on Mediabase Hot AC:
11 9 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 2262 1842 +420 12.008
109 stations playing.
Today's update on Mediabase Mainstream Top 40:
24 20 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 3297 2424 +873 20.166
146 stations playing.
Those bullets are f**king huge! :o
Also, it's #1 on Mediabase Triple A. Here's today's update:
2 1 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 521 550 -29 1.880
29 stations playing.
As if it's not enough, it's #2 on iTunes. :o
Kinda crazy how far this is going, isn't it? :o
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jul 22, 2009 7:19:00 GMT -5
I am not surprised by the 3A numbers. But I guessed this would have some high CHR action at this point.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 3, 2009 16:16:00 GMT -5
Up for four Grammy Awards, including the top one. I think it will steal Record Of The Year, but just miss Song Of The Year. I've never heard any of her songs, but you figure the biggest name in music like Taylor Swift will win the Song category.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Dec 3, 2009 16:30:43 GMT -5
lol, i was shocked to see the amount of views this song had, so i checked to see where it ranked.....and it was ONE ahead of Second Chance 144808-144807......but SC had 21 pages and over 600 comments compared to this one
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Post by Gravity. on Dec 3, 2009 18:59:44 GMT -5
Up for four Grammy Awards, including the top one. I think it will steal Record Of The Year, but just miss Song Of The Year. I've never heard any of her songs, but you figure the biggest name in music like Taylor Swift will win the Song category. You've never heard Taylor Swift song, really?
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 4, 2009 15:42:09 GMT -5
Other than two dreadfully flat songs on Saturday Night Live a couple of years ago, no.
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Post by Gravity. on Dec 4, 2009 17:49:42 GMT -5
That should shock me, but it really doesn't. Especially since you were the person who didn't know that "My Life Would Suck Without You" was a Kelly Clarkson cover.
I take it that you keep the dial right at that Alt station and never change it for any purpose, right? That's not a bad thing, but it leaves you ignorant to every other genre....
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 5, 2009 18:14:42 GMT -5
I am surely ignorant to the listening part of CHR and C&W. I do read enough trade magazines to know about the successes of those artists and their music. But with about 12 stations on constant rotation between satellite and FM, I get quite the variety I need.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 12, 2009 8:56:06 GMT -5
#1 Alternative song of the year from today's Billboard year-end release.
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Post by Cody on Dec 12, 2009 21:36:59 GMT -5
sad. All year end #1s for Alternative from 2000-2007 wer awesome, then 2008 (Sex On Fire) and 2009 (Use Somebody) are terrible
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Post by The Party Captain on Dec 13, 2009 1:20:45 GMT -5
Up for four Grammy Awards, including the top one. I think it will steal Record Of The Year, but just miss Song Of The Year. I've never heard any of her songs, but you figure the biggest name in music like Taylor Swift will win the Song category. Wow. You really look for excuses to go digging up old threads.
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Post by PHOBES on Dec 13, 2009 1:21:56 GMT -5
sad. All year end #1s for Alternative from 2000-2007 wer awesome, then 2008 (Sex On Fire) and 2009 (Use Somebody) are terrible I like "Use Somebody." Do I think it's the best alternative song of the year? Not even close. Other than that, I pretty much agree with your sentiment.
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Post by Cody on Dec 13, 2009 13:48:37 GMT -5
well lets look at it like this:
2000: Fuel - "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" A 2001: Incubus - "Drive" A 2002: Puddle Of Mudd - "Blurry" A+ 2003: Trapt - "Headstrong" A- 2004: Green Day - "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" A 2005: Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc." A- 2006: Three Days Grace - "Animal I Have Become" A- 2007: Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer" A 2008: Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire" F 2009: Kings Of Leon - "Use Somebody" D+
I dont hate US, its just so average that its success makes me not admire any of it at all, which is why I say its a terrible #1.
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Post by Ron57 on Dec 13, 2009 13:55:46 GMT -5
The fact that you could put Feel Good Inc in front of Use Somebody just goes to show your opinion is invalid.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Dec 13, 2009 17:01:15 GMT -5
his opinion is not invalid, it's just his opinion. I don't think Use Somebody is the best Alt song of the year either but not terrible IMO. I might rank it a B- , Sex On Fire though was easily one of my favorites of '08. That's the thing about music, every person's taste can be totally different.
My personal chart #1's for the last two years have both been Shinedown songs ... Second Chance last year and this year it will be "If You Only Knew". They are my type of great songs, even though I know not everyone will love them. Hell, my number two song this will probably only show on a couple of people's top 100 of this year (of the people who I know that do personal Alt/rock charts). Cody has every right to find those songs terrible and we have every right not to agree with him, lol, but it doesn't make his opinion invalid.
edit*** okay I lied , Second Chance actually ended number two, Violet Hill was number one...I should check my own facts first, haha
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 13, 2009 19:36:19 GMT -5
I share the basic sentiment, but on a more broad level in the sense that as the decade wore on, I like the #1 song of the year less and less. My four favorites on the list are the first four in order. After that, they're all B/C range for me.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 13, 2009 20:41:58 GMT -5
Well also do not forget the song of the year is a factual statistic, not Billboard's opinion. I do not think any band had two songs of the year except Kings Of Leon, and they were back to back. Most impressive. I liked Use Somebody slightly better than Sex Onf Fire. And Use Somebody could have legendary status if it takes Grammy's #1 category.
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